According to World Maritime News, “Piracy and armed robbery attacks in the Gulf of Guinea are becoming more violent with a prominent tendency to attack, hijack, and rob vessels as well as. kidnap crew, in the waters of Gulf of Guinea.Some incidents happened in the Gulf of Guinea, and hence the government of India has issued a restriction banning all Indian seafarers from working on vessels in the Gulf of Guinea.

Also, Dr. Grahaeme Henderson, Chair of the UK Shipping Defence Advisory Committee and Vice President of Shell Shipping & Maritime, told a symposium on Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea said that.

“The high level of piracy and armed robbery attacks in the Gulf of Guinea is not acceptable. It is happening every day, and this is not business as usual. We need to take urgent action now.”

Source – World Maritime News